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Daniel Everett: why the Piraha have no word for worry (clip)

From the channel: Why This Amazonian Tribe Lacks Depression and Suicide

With Daniel Everett

Clipped from the full Next Level Healing interview with Daniel Everett: a tight, three-minute look at the Piraha principle that a mind kept in the present worries less. The full conversation stays on fear, happiness, and what three decades in the Amazon suggests for anxiety and rumination.

Key moments

  • 0:00The Piraha have no word for worry
  • 0:45A missionary describes suicide, and they laugh
  • 2:00Living in the immediate as a nervous-system practice

From the full episode: What the Happiest People He'd Ever Seen Taught Him About Fear & Happiness | Daniel Everett

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